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Unit 1　Cultural relics Cultural relics Unit 1 话 题 导 入 被称为“世界第八大奇迹”的俄罗斯国宝琥珀屋，“二战”中被德国人占为己有，后来便下落不明。多少觅宝者踏破铁鞋却一无所获。如今，琥珀屋终于完全逼真地重新建成了，而且比原来的更美。 Construction (建筑) of the Amber Room began in 1701. It was originally put at Charlottenburg Palace, home of Frederick Ⅰ， the first King of Prussia. The room was designed by German sculptor (雕刻家) Andreas Schlüter. Peter the Great loved the room on a visit, and in 1716 the King of Prussia—then Frederick William I—sent it to Peter the Great as a gift. The Amber Room was shipped to Russia in 18 large boxes and put in the winter palace in St Petersburg as a part of a European art collection. It was first open in 1746 in the winter palace, where it was housed till 1755. In 1755, Gzarina Elizabeth ordered the room be moved to the Catherine Palace in Pushkin. Italian designer Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli redesigned the room to fit into its new, larger space using extra amber shipped from Berlin. The Amber Room was shipped to Russia in 18 large boxes and put in the winter palace in St Petersburg as a part of a European art collection. It was first open in 1746 in the winter palace, where it was housed till 1755. In 1755, Gzarina Elizabeth ordered the room be moved to the Catherine Palace in Pushkin. Italian designer Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli redesigned the room to fit into its new, larger space using extra amber shipped from Berlin. The history of the new Amber Room, at least, is known for sure. The reconstruction began in 1979 at Tsarskoye Selo and was completed 25 years—and $11 million—later. It is based largely on black and white photographs of the original Amber Room. By 2003 the great work of the Russian craftsmen(工匠) has been mostly completed. Artists used close to ten tons of amber of different colors and types to recreate the Amber Room. The new room was dediacated (把……献给) by Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder on the 300th birthday of the city of St Petersburg. Read the passage an